Blue nights
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2011.
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First edition
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188 pages ; 21 cm.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2011.
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Book
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First edition
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English

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"This is a Borzoi book."
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In this memoir, the author shares her observations about her daughter as well as her own thoughts and fears about having children and growing old, in a personal account that discusses her daughter's wedding and her feelings of failure as a parent. It opens on July 26, 2010, as Didion thinks back to Quintana's wedding in New York seven years before. Today would be her wedding anniversary. This fact triggers vivid snapshots of Quintana's childhood, in Malibu, in Brentwood, at school in Holmby Hills. Reflecting on her daughter but also on her role as a parent, Didion asks the candid questions any parent might about how she feels she failed either because cues were missed or perhaps displaced. Seamlessly woven in are incidents Didion sees as underscoring her own age, something she finds hard to acknowledge, much less accept.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Didion, J. (2011). Blue nights (First edition). Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Didion, Joan. 2011. Blue Nights. Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Didion, Joan. Blue Nights Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2011.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Didion, Joan. Blue Nights First edition, Alfred A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 2011.

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